[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   OUR LADY OF LOURDES ACADEMY WINS 1ST PLACE IN NATIONAL COMPETITION

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2000

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to 
congratulate Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for winning first place at the 
National Finals of the ``We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
Constitution.''
  The group was invited to Washington D.C. as the finalist representing 
all of Florida and went on to win the first place trophy. There were 
over 50 groups in the competition.
  I want to congratulate Giannina Berrocal, Erika Bloch, Carolina 
Bolado, Gabriela Chamorro, Natalie Dela Maza, Elizabeth Herald, 
Stephanie Hew, Ana Manrara, Carmen Manrara, Jennifer McNally, Kellie 
Montoya, Alexandra Mora, Cn'stina Moreno, Carmen Ruiz-Castaneda, 
Jennifer Smith and Olga Urbieta for their hard work, and especially Ms. 
Rosalie Heffernon, their teacher, who helped give them direction in 
this important endeavor.
  Congratulations to these Lourdes students for taking such an active 
interest in the history of our nation, and I am sure that this bright 
group of high school students will be the voices echoing in the 
national debate of the years to come.

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